Forge-Growth/naijamind

A fine-tuned language model that understands Nigeria — its languages, its business context, and the way its people actually communicate. # NaijaMind **A fine-tuned language model that understands Nigeria — its languages, its business context, and the way its people actually communicate.** Generic AI speaks formal English. It doesn't know what "abeg" means, why WhatsApp is a sales channel, or what ₦50k buying power looks like in Lagos. NaijaMind does. Built by fine-tuning Qwen 3 on curated Nigerian Pidgin, Nigerian English, and business content. Released under **Apache 2.0** — free for anyone to use, modify, or build on. --- ## Why NaijaMind? | Generic AI | NaijaMind | |------------|-----------| | "Please, could you clarify your request?" | "Abeg, wetin you wan do?" | | Doesn't understand Pidgin | Native Pidgin English speaker | | Assumes credit card payments | Knows Paystack, Flutterwave, bank transfer, USSD | | Generic pricing advice | Knows what ₦500 vs ₦50,000 means in Lagos | | No local context | Lagos traffic, Abuja rent, PH logistics | --- ## What Makes It Different - **🗣️ Pidgin English Native** — Understands "sef", "wahala", "no wahala", "abeg", "how far", "wetin dey", "I no sabi", "comot", "dash", and hundreds of local expressions - **💼 Business Context Aware** — Knows Nigerian payment methods (Paystack, Flutterwave, bank transfer, USSD), WhatsApp-first customer behavior, local pricing psychology, Airtime as currency, "POS" agent network - **📍 Geographically Grounded** — Lagos traffic patterns, Abuja real estate, Port Harcourt logistics, "Danfo", "Keke NAPEP", "Okada", the difference between "Lagos boy" and "Abuja person" - **🔓 Open Weights** — Apache 2.0 licensed. Free to use, fine-tune, or build on. --- ## Use Cases ### Customer Support Chatbots Chatbots that actually sound Nigerian — warm, culturally appropriate, using Pidgin naturally. Handles "Abeg my network don finish, I no fit transfer" or "The POS guy no get change." ### Sales AI Sales assistants that understand local objections ("Na too much", "I go think about am", "My oga dey come"), pricing expectations, and WhatsAp …